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OZ/VER W. 1300/; B waif/ 1W ATTORNE Patented Apr. 17, 1934 iFATENT OFEEDETACHABLE BOOK EUR REB IOVABLE INSERTIONS Oliver W. Bodie, Hammond,Ind.

Application April 15, 1933, Serial No. 666,321

2 Claims.

My invention relates to a structure which may employ a detachable coverand removable leaves for holding displays of various sizes and shapes.

Among the objects of my invention are the following:

To create a structure wherein I may begin with a detachable cover andadd leaves which removably engage each other and eventually removablyfasten to a second cover; said leaves or covers are removable at anydesired point in the structure.

To provide a structure wherein the narrow engaging members of the leavesand covers are placed substantially at the edge thereof and aretherefore even and unobtrusive in structure and appearance.

To supply a removable leaf which may removably engage an adjoining leafand/or cover on either side.

To create a leaf having a frame of various sizes and shapes for theinsertion of pictures or like data as desired.

To provide a structure having a leaf with one side open for theinsertion of a picture or the like whereby after said insertion is madethe leaf may be locked at its open edge.

To create a structure wherein the same member which removably fastensthe cover and leaves may also removably fasten the open edge of eachleaf.

To provide a built-up structure which may be increased to any size bythe addition of the desired number of leaves and which will alwaysremain level at its extreme edges.

To create a binding member slightly and taperingly larger in certainportions so as to more securely fasten.

To provide a holding member for withdrawing said binding element bymanual operation of the user, and such other objects, advantages andcapabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherentlypossessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the attached drawing preferred embodiments of myinvention yet I wish it understood that the same are susceptible ofmodification and change without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing: Fig. 1 is a perspective viewof one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a detailed view of a leafstructure; Fig. 3 is a detailed view of one embodiment of my leafstructure; and Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 are other embodiments thereof; Fig. .7shows an assembly and space for additional leaves.

I employ, in a preferred embodiment of my invention, a front cover 10and a back cover 11. Between these covers are leaves 12. Preferablyattached to front cover 10 are a pair of narrow spaced tubular members13 which are bent slightly upwardly on an inside edge of said frontcover 10 and which engage. a single narrow tubular member 14 on the backcover 11. The tubular member 14 on back cover 11 is bent slightly upwardly on an inside edge of said back cover 11 so as to be on the sameplan with and engage between tubular members 13. A pin 15 is insertedpreferably at the top of the tubular member 13 and extends through thetop part of tubular member 13, into the tubular member 14 and into thebottom tubular member 13 thereby holding in engagement front cover 10and back cover 11.

Leaves 12 which are to be placed between covers 10 and 11- havepreferably attached to an edge of their faces a single narrow tubularmember l i bent slightly upwardly so as to be on the same plane with andengage the spaced narrow tubular members 13 of the front cover 10.

The pin 15 passing through said tubular members 13 and 14 will removablyengage cover 10 to leaf 12. Also on the edge of the faces of leaves 12are attached a pair of spaced narrow tubular members 13 bent slightlydownwardly so as to be on the same plane and engage with narrow tubularmember 14 of the next page 12 or back cover 11. p

In a preferred embodiment of my invention I employ a leaf 12, the threeparts of which comprise a lower back member 16, a middle portion 17 anda top portion 18. I find it desirable to attach the middle portion 17 tothe back portion 16 by suitable adhesive means. In turn I then, bysuitable adhesive means, superimpose top portion 18 on middle member 17.Top member 18 has a cut-out portion 19 slightly smaller than the area ofthe lower back member 16 which has been left exposed after theapplication of middle member 1'7.

It will be readily seen in use that the cut-out portion 19 may be of anysize or shape and this may be determined by shaping middle portion 1'?and top portion 18 as desired. An insertion 20 such as a photograph orthe like may be inserted by slightly raising the top portion 18 at oneof its edges 21 and inserting the photograph in the space providedtherefor between members 16 and 18. The middle portion 17 acts as a stopand fixes insertion 20 exactly in position. The top portion 18 ispreferably affixed to middle portion 17 on all but one edge of topportion 18. This edge 21 is preferably adjacent the spaced tubularmembers 13 and tubular member 14. The tubular member 14 on leaf 12 ispreferably fixed by adhesive means, bolts or the like to edge portion 21of top portion 18. When the leaf 12 is secured to one of the covers 10or 11 or another leaf 12, the edge 21 is still open thereby leaving aspread and causing the book so formed to be too bulky. There is also thedanger of the insertion 20 falling out at edge 21. To prevent this, Ibend a portion 22 of tubular member 14 slightly downwardly so that it ison the same plane with tubular members 13, so that when pin 15 passesthrough tubular members 13 it also passes through bent portion 22 andcloses the pocket at the edge 21 because tubular members 13 are locatedon back member 16.

It is, of course, understood that the material of which I construct mycovers, leaves and. tubular members may vary without departing from thespirit of my invention. For example I may use metal, cloth, leather orother material for the tubular members.

The pin 15 which passes through the tubular members 13 and 14 ispreferably formed with a sharp point 23 so as to increase its ease ofinsertion. The pin 15 has a head 24 which is useful as a gripping memberand is also preferably wedge shaped by flattening a portion 25 near itshead 24', so that the pin 15 will closely fit by friction the tubularmembers 13 and 14 and prevent the pin 15 from disengaging. The pin 15extends substantially the length of the tubular members 13 and 14 andinto a part of the lower portion of tubular member 13. The remaininglower portion of tubular member 13 on cover 10 has a fixed dummy pin 26with head 27 to correspond in appearance with head 24 of pin 15.

In use my invention is exceedingly practical. It may be used for aportrait album, scrap book, letter file, advertising folder,illustrative catalog or the like. For purposes of illustration let usassume my invention is used for the purpose of a portrait album. Theuser acquires a pair of covers. Later he acquires several portraits. Hethen purchases leaves which have cut-out portions to fit the portraits.Each portrait is placed in position. The tubular members are fittedtogether, the pins slipped through and the album is formed up to date.At a later date more portraits may be added to new leaves, old portraitsremoved and leaves changed with reference to each other. Any capacityalbum may be thus created, and it is always complete without anypermanent additional binding, yet is always removable as to any of itscomponent parts.

It will also be noticed that I prefer to have the narrow tubular member14 of substantial length and the spaced narrow tubular members 13 ofcorrespondingly short length.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A book structure adapted to be built up to any size and to bedetachable at any point of said structure comprising a pair of covers,one of said covers having a pair of spaced tubular members and the otherof said covers having a single tubular member, a plurality of leaves,said leaves each having a lower and an upper part with an open edge toremovably receive an insertion, a pair of spaced tubular membersextending outwardly from the open edge of said lower part of each ofsaid leaves, a tubular member extending outwardly from the open edge ofsaid upper part of each of said leaves in a different direction thansaid spaced tubular members, but having a bent over portion in alignmentwith the spaced tubular members so that a single pin may pass throughsaid spaced tubular members and said bent over portion and lock the openedge of said leaf, said spaced tubular members on each of said coversand leaves adapted to be in alignment with a single tubular member onanother leaf or cover so that a single pin may pass through said membersand hold said leaves and covers in engagement.

2. In a device of the class described, a leaf having a back member, amiddle frame member attached to said back member and a top member cutout to fit over said middle member so as to provide a cut-out framedportion and an open edge for the reception of an insertion, a pair ofspaced tubular members on the open edge of said back member, a tubularmember on said top member bent in a different direction than said spacedtubular members but having a bent over portion in alignment with thespaced tubular members, so that a single pin may pass through the spacedtubular members and said bent over portion for locking the open edge ofsaid leaf.

OLIVER W. BODIE.

